The ''Journal of Refractive Surgery'' is a monthly

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covering refractive and lens-based optical surgery. It is published by Slack and is the official journal of the International Society of Refractive Surgery, a partner of the

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History

The journal was established in 1985 as the ''Journal of Refractive Surgery'' and renamed ''Refractive & Corneal Surgery'' in 1989. It was again renamed in 1994 as the ''Journal of Refractive & Corneal Surgery'', then reverted to its original and current title in 1995.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in: According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2017

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of 2.649.

References

External links

*{{Official website, http://www.healio.com/ophthalmology/journals/jrs English-language journals Ophthalmology journals Academic journals established in 1985 Monthly journals